Hello everyone out there in blog land. So sorry it's been such a long time in between updates but we've made it up north to the beautiful valleys and mountains and outdoors that is Alaska. Our house finally finally sold and we packed up and moved it on out a couple of weeks ago. It was a wonderful drive up here through some of the most beautiful country I've ever seen (especially BC, Canada). And a problem free trip, too! Yay!
It has been quite the adjustment for me but I am getting the hang of things up here and it helps when I look out my window and see mountains and mountains and mountains and rainbows and serene beauty. For now, I am looking for work and Joe is working on find a more permanent working situation but he is busy with the job he has now (real busy!). There are so many job openings I've applied to that I hope to hear back soon on them.
I took lots of pictures of our trip and will be posting some under a separate entry. But for now, good night from Alaska (so says my new driver's license and new license plates). I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us here! I miss my Bearsy boy something fierce and am finding it a bit difficult worrying about him since his new family is moving to an apartment (so I heard). I pray that he goes with. I don't know how I can help him from up here if they can't continue to care for him. He is a good boy and I love him and wish he were here with me where he belongs. But sometimes life takes turns down roads you didn't know were there and you find yourself recalibrating your destination. I just feel so bad for the baby boy. None of this was his doing nor ours. It just had to be this way.
I do miss my home and the feeling of the sun streaming in my lovely room in the morning and how it wakes me up. Here the sun never goes down really at the moment so I have to use blackout curtains and am having a hard time adjusting to a normal schedule. I miss being able to drive down the street and be with friends and going to work. I miss my Oregon life basically. It wasn't perfect and it was not a decision we had much choice in, but for better or worse those four walls on Quincy was our HOME and my haven. I am sure I will get used to being here in time. It is a wonderful opportunity for us. And, don't misread me, I am enjoying it. It just wasn't my first choice. We will be living in our own home sometime in the not too distant future and perhaps that will help me to feel at HOME once again instead of a temporary resident in an alien land.
But sometimes the alternate choices make for the best decisions after all.
See you soon! :)
